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| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Women'sAthletics | ||
Representing East Germany | ||
| World Championships | ||
 | 1987 Rome | High jump |
| World Indoor Championships | ||
 | 1987 Indianapolis | High jump |
Susanne Beyer,néeSusanne Helm, (24 June 1961) is a retiredEast Germanhigh jumper. She won a bronze medal at the1987 World Championships.
Born Susanne Helm inSuhl, she finished seventh at the1983 World Championships and fourth at the1986 European Championships. She began the 1987 season well with a win at theHochsprung mit Musik meeting, taking the title with a leap of 2.00 m. She maintained her form indoors and won the silver medal at the1987 World Indoor Championships with a lifetime best of 2.02 metres. Her season peaked with a bronze medal at the1987 World Championships, scoring a lifetime outdoor best of 1.99 metres. At the European Indoor Championships she won the silver in1985 and a bronze in1987.
She represented the sports teamSC Dynamo Berlin and became East German champion in 1983, 1985 and 1987.[1]
Her outdoor personal best jump of 1.99 metres ranks her eighth among German high jumpers, behindAriane Friedrich (2.06),Heike Henkel (2.05),Ulrike Meyfarth (2.03),Heike Balck (2.01),Alina Astafei (2.01),Rosemarie Ackermann (2.00) andDaniela Rath (2.00) and joint withKerstin Brandt.[2] Her indoor best of 2.02 m, ranks her fourth on the German all-time indoor list, behind Henkel (2.07), Friedrich (2.05) and Astafei (2.04).
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Notes | |
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| Representing East Germany | |||||
| 1983 | World Championships | Helsinki, Finland | 7th | 1.88 m | |
| 1984 | Friendship Games | Prague, Czechoslovakia | 8th | 1.85 m | |
| 1985 | European Indoor Championships | Piraeus, Greece | 2nd | 1.94 m | |
| World Cup | Canberra, Australia | 3rd | 1.97 m | ||
| 1986 | Goodwill Games | Moscow, Soviet Union | 5th | 1.96 m | |
| European Championships | Stuttgart, Germany | 4th | 1.90 m | ||
| 1987 | European Indoor Championships | Lievin, France | 3rd | 1.91 m | |
| World Indoor Championships | Indianapolis, United States | 2nd | 2.02 m | ||
| World Championships | Rome, Italy | 3rd | 1.99 m | ||
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